serial on the bar's television right before a fight between a regular client and an aggressive new client breaks out. Rani receives a call from the Colpetty police station with the message that a girl from a bar fight said that Rani was her mother. Rani responds, "The whole country knows I was never married." Priya is bitter about her childhood abandonment and makes it known to her mother that she still exists and that Rani is responsible for her present plight. After the phone call and brief visit, Rani is visibly shaken. Shalika asks what is wrong, and Rani explains that she was discovered when her father worked as a light man in a studio. The owner noticed Rani and insisted that she start working in the industry. However, Rani was already married and had a year old daughter, and the studio could only work with a "virgin" star. Rani eventually separates from her husband and daughter, who were also paid off to leave. Once this secret is no longer one, Rani decides to go to the karaoke bar to find Priya. Priya drives her away, further emotionally isolating herself. She asks Bunty to move in together and help raise the unborn baby. Rani continues looking for Priya, visiting the bar and even Bunty's apartment. Priya goes to the hospital and starts writing long extensive letters to Rani about her experiences growing up without her mother and with an alcoholic father. In the end Priya passes and Rani becomes the caretaker of Priya's baby girl. Cast Malini Fonseka as Sandhya Rani Nimmi Harasgama as Priya Dilhani Ekanayake as Shalika Samanalee Fonseka as Bunty Kaushalya Fernando as Mallika, Sandhya's sister Sanduni Fonseka as Teenage Sandhya Rani Jayani Senanayake as Leela Nirosha Perera as TV presenter Dayadeva Edirisinghe as Police Inspector Upeksha Swarnamali as Film actress Kumara Thirimadura as Karaoke client Thusitha Laknath Suraj Mapa Pubudu Chathuranga Music The original music for Akasa Kusum was composed by Lakshman Joseph De Saram. The original soundtrack (OST) was also made into a promotional music video. Release The film was released in Sri Lanka on 21 August 2009 and ran over 77 days across 24 screens in the country. It also received a limited release in Singapore from 18 June 2010, at Sinema Old School. Accolades Silver Peacock Award (Best Actress – Malini Fonseka), Indian International Film Festival (IFFF), India Best Actress – Malini